Glossaries & Measurements
Glossary of food terms
This section explains such words as sweat in the culinary term, baste, dressing, toss and whip. Because things could get quite complicated with out a little foody know how.
French cooking terms
French is often part of the kitchen language and sometimes a part of recipes, like Al Dente meaning to cook something to the bite or just undercooked. So if you want to know the difference between a Tart Tartan and a Tartar then take a look.
Dry measurements
Measurements are so confusing Americans use cups, we used to use ounces (oz) and now were expected to use kilograms (kg) and grams (g) – so here’s a chart to help you convert old or new recipes.
Liquid measurements
There are so many liquid measurements it’s almost impossible to keep up, litres (l), pints (pnt), fluid ounces (floz), gills, milliliters (ml), quarts, and gallons – Blimey!!! But help is at hand with this easy to use conversion chart.
Egg and cake tin sizes
As if things aren’t complicated enough eggs come in 4 sizes small, medium, large and double yolkers, basically you can use a medium or large egg for most recipes it won’t really make a lot of difference. We also have a simple cake tin conversion chart – from inches to centimeters
Oven temperature conversions
An easy to read chart to convert gas to Celsius to Fahrenheit. So if you needed an extremely slow oven to set your meringues or a hot oven to brown your gratin CookeryClub have got the chart for you
USA terms
Whether you are confused by a recipe, are American and confused by the English or just want to order a bag of crisps in an American restaurant and don’t want to end up with chips – then take a look at this page.
Cooking methods
A brief description of all the cooking methods. Did you know steaming is the healthiest way to cook and that casseroling tenderizes the ingredients and intensifies flavour.
Cooking tips and facts
CookeryClub offers you dozens of food related tips and facts from A - Z, so if you want to know how to keep an Avocado fresh or how to save on the washing up - take a look